- As easy to use as a radio, just plug it in! No PC, phone, or backyard sensors required.
- Uses the standard color-temperature spectrum used on weather maps by the NY Times, Weather Channel, and USA Today.
- Includes exciting upgrade capability to map colors to detailed weather reports of over 2,000 U.S. locations, or custom information. Ambient's wireless network broadcasts over 90% of the US population.
- Customize forecasts for your gardening, boating, skiing and more with no monthly service fee.
- The Weather Beacon can also track any dynamic Internet-based information. Most popular Ambient Channels for the Weather Beacon are: Weather Forecast, Pollen Forecast and Stock Portfolio.
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Product Description
Know what to wear today, it it'll rain this weekend, or virtually any weather information, all in a calm glanceable display of color. This hand-blown frosted glass Weather Beacon changes colors as the forecast for the day changes: spring green if it'll be in the comfy seventies, deep blue if it's in the chilly thirties. The forecasted temperature for the day is broadcast from the National Weather Service to your Weather Beacon and displayed as a color. A unique and intuitive way to understand the weather; red hues indicate warmer days, blue hues for the cold or configure the colors to keep you in contact with the beach or ski forecast, gardening conditions, and more.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cool and unearthly,
By Bob von Sternberg (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ambient Weather Beacon (Personal Computers)
As a pure design object, Ambient has hit a home run with this. The soft glow it gives off in a darkened room is subtle and exquisite. It fascinates visitors, who immediately gravitate toward. Their assessment of "cool!" vaults to "COOL!!!''when they understand its functionality. Every morning on my way to pick up the paper, I immediately know the temperature. Brilliant.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant!,
By Ert (Somerville, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ambient Weather Beacon (Personal Computers)
I have one of these in my front hall, and it's great. On the way out every morning I can just glance and see if I need a heavier or lighter coat or an umbrella. I'm going to get one for my dad in Florida and set it to my weather here in New England so he can laugh at me all winter. (Or, more likely, I'll get a concerned phone call every time it snows reminding me to drive carefully.)Love it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Worked Perfectly & Wirelessly to Boot,
By Cape Codder (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ambient Weather Beacon (Personal Computers)
I read the negative reviews after getting this for Christmas from my girlfriend and was braced to have problems. But, if you can set up your internet service you'll have no problems with this if it's not defective. I went to their website, registered, and customized the unit and had zero problems. Works flawlessly for my local weather (on Cape Cod, so we're out in the boonies) or for homeland security- the two custom channels I tried. I'd love to complain but I can't- great concept and carried out well.
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